Improvement in vapor-burners



UNITED STATES PATENT CFFIGE.

ISAAC WHITEHOUSE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO CHARLES ROYLE, OF SAMEPLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN VAPOR-BURNERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 118,314, dated August22, 1871.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IsAAc WHITEHoUsn, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Gasoline-Burner;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to makeand use the saine, reference being had to the accompanying drawingforming part of this specification, in whic Figure lis a detailsectional view of my improved burner. Fig. 2 lis a detail side view ofthe upper part of the same, partly in section, through the line a, Fig.1.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspond ing parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish a simple and effective burnerfor burning the gas generated from gasoline and other suitable lighthydrocarbons, and which will give a strong and uniform iame; and itconsists in the improvement hereinafter described, and subsequentlypointed out in the claim.

A represents the piece which is screwed upon the end of the gas-pipe. Inthe opposite end of the piece A is screwed a screw, B, upon the outerend of which is cast a thumb-piece, and which passes into and throughthe chamber' al formed in the center of the piece A. The point orforward end of the `thumb-screw B is made conical to tit into theconical cavity formed at the enlarged inner end of the small passage a2that leads from the chamber al into the cavity that receives the end ofthe gaspipe, so that the said screw B may serve as a valve to regulateand stop the escape of the gas, as required. a3 is a passage leadingfrom the chamber al into the chamber c1 of the burner-tube C. The end ofthe upper arm or part of the piece A in which the passa-ge a3 is formedhas an annular recess. formed in it to receivethe lower end of theburnertube C, and has a screw-thread cut in the inner surface of theouter wall of said recess to receive the screw-thread out upon the outersurface of the lower end of the said burner-tube C. In the oppositesides of the lower part of the burnertube C are formed holes c2 to admitair into the chamberc1 to mingle with the gas as it passes to theburner-tip, said holes c2 being made of such a size as to allow theproper amount of air to mingle with the gas. Upon the upper end of theburner-tube C is screwed the tip D through a slit, in the upper end ofwhich the gas escapes to be burned. In the tip D, above the upper end ofthe tube C, is placed a cap or partition, E, made of wire-gauze orfinely-perforated sheet metal, the effect of which is to inely dividethe escaping stream of mingled gas and air, and cause it to escapethoroughly mingled and uniformly from the tip D, thus giving a steadyiiame. F is an open rin g-tube, the open ends of which enter theopposite sides of the upper part of the tube C. The rin g-tube F is castsolid with the burnentube C, and is bent a little to one side so as topass over the tip D parallel with and a little in the rear of the slitin the top of the tip D.

By this arrangement the mingled air and gas will be thoroughly heatedbefore it escapes through the tip D, and will thus be prepared toproduce the best effect.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new a-nd desire to secureby Letters Patent- The rin g-tube F, in combin ation with theburner-tube C and tip D, substantially as herein shown and described,and for the purpose set forth.

The above specification of my invention signed by me this 17th day ofMarch, 1871.

ISAAC VIIITEHOUSE.

Witnesses:

J AMES T. GRAHAM, Guo. W. MABEE.

